Senior Security Engineer - Firewall Engineer Resume Bethlehem, PA - Hire IT People

SUMMARY:

Senior Security & Network Specialist possessing over 13 years of experience in the design, configuration & administration of network & security related products and services.
Excellent communication and interaction skills with a variety of customers including end - users, technical support and IT executives
Excellent management and leadership skills with small teams
Skilled at understanding customer needs and developing solutions to meet those needs
Experienced in conducting presentations of new products
Experienced in managing projects of various sizes
Demonstrated ability to be flexible and adaptable to multiple, changing priorities
Demonstrated ability to work under pressures and to meet tight deadlines

TECHNICAL HIGHLIGHTS:

Firewalls: Checkpoint NGX (R65, R61 & R70,R77), UTM - 1, Nokia IPSO, Crossbeam, NetScreen, Cisco ASA, IP Filter (Linux), ACLs

VPNs: Checkpoint, Cisco

Cloud: AWS

Firewall Audit: Redseal, Algosec

Backup: Backbox

Botnet Protection: Fireye

Proxy Servers& Web Filter: Bluecoat, Squid, Surfcontrol

Authentication: RSA Ace Server/SecurID, RADIUS, Cisco Secure Access Control Server (ACS)

SIEM: HP Arcsight

IPS/IDS: Sourcefire, Checkpoint IPS, Cisco Firepower, Palo Alto Firewall

Vulnerability Scanner: Ncircle, Nessus, Core Impact

DOS Attacks: ARBOR

Endpoint Encryption: Symantec DLP (Data Loss Prevention)

Monitoring: Spectrum, Ciscoworks, HP Openview, Nagios, Big Brother and others.

Operating System: Strong skill levels in UNIX, LINUX and Windows

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Bethlehem, PA

Senior Security Engineer - Firewall Engineer

Responsibilities:

Working with AWS
Working with Checkpoint Firewalls, Cisco ASA, CSM and Symantec Firewalls
Checkpoint IPS/IDS, Cisco Firpower.
Algosec to monitor firewall changes, Risky rules, unused rules and rules cleanup.
Cleanup Firewall rules with Algosec.
Working with Cisco ACS for all security device access and ISE
Configured and working with Backbox to backup all security devices.
Working with AWS Cloud. AWS are connected through AT&T Netbond.
Working with Splunk for Logging.
Supporting vpn on Cisco ASA SSL VPN
Supporting vendor Site to site vpn tunnels on Checkpoint.
Monitoring Health alerts of Firewalls & all security Devices through Spectrum and Nagios.
Working with Bluecoat Proxies and Cloud Proxies for all the website access for users.

Confidential, Moorestown, New Jersey

Senior Security Engineer - Firewall Engineer

Responsibilities:

Worked with Firewall changes and daily troubleshooting calls.
Worked with Cisco ASA Firewalls for maintain and building tunnels for users working from home office
Supported home users and vendors on F5 SSL VPN.
Monitored IPS/IDS alerts from Sourcefire & Enterasys Dragon and working to remediate with ACLS, Tcpwrappers and Iptables.
Worked with Symantec DLP(data loss Prevention)
Cleaning up unused and risky rules
Using Loglogic and Splunk for Logs and TTS Remedy for Ticketing.
Monitoring SIEM HP Arcsight for security alerts and working to remediate them.
Worked with Arbor to remediate DOS attacks.
Worked with active vulnerability scans with Ncircle and Core Impact

Confidential, Palo Alto, California

Security Engineer - Firewall Engineer

Environment: Several thousand servers DMZ Development zone with customers.

Responsibilities:

Worked on Checkpoint Firewalls, and Cisco ASA.
Replacement project of checkpoint to Application Firewall Palo Alto Firewall Managing DMZ consisting of thousands of servers
VPN support for checkpoint and F5 SSL Firepass
Monitoring Vulnerability scanner Ncircle alerts and working with system owners to remediate.
Aruba Security wireless Network
Wireshark. TCP dump, snort, Nmap, Nessus and others
Anti Malware and Botnet device Fireye
Network Monitoring tools Spectrum.
Working experience with LAN Routers with OSPF
Load balancers F5 Big IP

Confidential, San Francisco, California

Security Engineer

Responsibilities:

Administering and configuring Checkpoint Firewall, Cisco switches and routers
Virus protection with MacAfee Orchestrator.
Web & Email Security with Surfcontol.
Monitoring Vulnerability scanning with Nmap
Monitoring logs from IDS
RSA troubleshooting
Hardening Linux and windows boxes.
Responsible for Network Systems Security (user access, security barriers & protection, intrusion detection, etc.) Establish and enforce adequate security policies and standard operating procedures
Assist in maintenance of disaster recovery plan/procedures including but not limited to daily, weekly and monthly backups
Network Monitoring through Big Brother